Rail-tie.



W. G. BERRIEN.

RAIL TIE.

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1,070,103, Patented Aug. 12, 1913,

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WALTER C. BERBIEN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

RAIL-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 12,1913.

Application filed February 20, 1912. Serial No. 678,836.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l/VALTER C. BERRinN, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Ties, ofwhich the following is a specification.

An object of the invention is to provide a tie for supporting rails.

The invention embodies, among other features, a reinforced tie, the bodyof which is preferably made of a composition such as concrete, the saidtie being provided with suitable means for retaining rails in supportedposition thereon and which are adapted to resiliently support the rails,thus absorbing the shocks and strains to which a tie is subjected when atrain passes over the rails mounted thereon.

In the further disclosure of the invention,

reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings constituting a partof this specification, in which similar characters of reference denotecorresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Figure 1 is aerspective view of the device showing rai s mounted thereon. Fig. 2 is avertical longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 3 is a vertical transversesectional view. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the reinforcing plate.Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the underlyin fish plates, showing thesame in disengaged position. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the key.

Referring more particularly to the views, use is made of a tie body 10,preferably formed of concrete or the like and having embedded therein areinforcing plate 11, provided with staggered openings 12, formed bystrikin portions of the reinforcing plate vertically to form reinforcingflanges 13, the mentioned flanges being alternately struck upwardly withthe intermediate flanges struck downwardly from the reinforcing plate,thus greatly strengthening the tie. End plates 14 are formed on the endsof the plate 11 and have flat portions 15 thereof arranged within thebody, adjacent the under side thereof, the upper ends of the said endplates being curved outwardly to form gripping flanges 16, adapted toreceive a jack or crowbar for the purpose of raising an end of the tiefrom the ground when it is desired to bank a track or otherwise repairthe tie. Bolts 17 are mounted to extend upwardly through apertures 18,formed in'the reinforcing plate 11, the mentioned bolts having theirlower ends bent to form laterally extending flange members 19, mountedto repose in seats 20, formed by striking portions '21 of thereinforcing plate 11 upwardly, the upper ends of the bolts beingthreaded and extended through apertures 22 formed in the body 10. Seatplates 23 are mounted to repose upon the upper side of the body 10 andmounted upon the seat plates are tie plates 24, each consisting ofsections 25 provided with flanges 26 and depressions 27, the flange ofeach section 25 being arranged to extend within the depression of theadjacent section, thus retaining the sections in interlocking positionas shown. The sections 25 have gripping flanges 28 integrally formedthereon and are provided with spaced beveled lugs 29, arranged to formopenings 30, through which the bolts 17 extend. Now referring to Figs. 1and 2 it will be seen that the seat plates 23 are first mounted upon theupper side of the body 10 and the interlocking sections 25 are thenmounted upon the seat plates, the usual rails 31 being mounted upon theconnected base plates with portions of the bases of the rails extendingbeneath the gripping flanges 28, to retain the rails in position uponthe tie, suitable nuts 32 being then threadedly mounted on the bolts 17to retain the tie plates 24 in rigid and interlocked position upon thebody 10, thus also aiding in retaining the rails 31 in rigid positionrelatively to the tie plates. To prevent the nuts 32 from turning, dueto any sudden shock, to which the tie is subjected when a train passesover the rails 31, keys 33 are mounted to extend through the apertures22 and 18, the upper ends of the keys 33 being formed into heads 34,provided with tongues 35 adapted to extend over the tie body 10, withportions of the heads 34 engaging the nuts to retain the same in rigidposition relatively to the bolts 17, suitable side prongs 36 beingformed upon the heads 31 to permit of securing a grip upon the keys 33when it is desired to remove the same from the tie.

Thus from the foregoing description it will be seen that the reinforcingplate 11, aside from greatly strengthening the body 10, performs thefunctions of a retaining member to retain the bolts 17 in properposition and prevent the same from being removed from the body 10, thementioned bolts being arranged to retain the tie plates 2-1 in rigidposition upon the body 10 and also retain the rails 31 in rigid positionon the body, the nuts 32 of the bolts 17 being held in locked positionby the keys 33, which extending downwardly adjacent the bolts 17,greatly strengthen the bolts and add to the efficiency of the rail tie.By mounting the lower ends of the bolts 17 in the seats 20, a certainamount of resiliency is produced which will aid in taking up the shock,transmitted to the tie when a train passes over the rails 31;

1. In a rail tie, the combination with a tie body, of a reinforcingplate extending longitudinally through the medial portion of the tiebody, and gripping flanges formed by bending the ends of the platearound the ends of the tie body, exteriorly thereof.

2. In a rail tie, the combination with a tie body, of a reinforcingplate extending longitudinally through the medial portion of the tiebody and projecting beyond the ends of the tie body to form grippingflanges, tie plates supported on the said tie body and adapted tosupport rails, and means passing through the said reinforcing plate andprojecting exteriorly of the tie body to engage the said tie plates andretain the same rigidly on the tie body.

3. In a rail tie, the combination with a tie body, of a reinforcingplate extending longitudinally through the tie body, with the ends ofthe plate projecting beyond the ends oi the tie body and bent to formgripping flanges, tie plates supported on the upper face of the tiebody, and bolts passing trans\-*ersely through the reinforcing plate andprojecting exteriorly of the tie body to engage the said tie plates andretain the same on the tie body.

In testimony whereof I ai'lix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WALTER C. BERRIEN.

Witnesses I. Jaoons, M. LEVY.

(Ionics of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

